Friday, November 14, 2014

This is your last chance for apples for the year. It looks like it
will be too cold for the apples after this. Come pick your last stash
for the winter on Saturday! Open 8am to 6pm.

We also plan to pick a bunch of
apples today that you guys can buy for $12 a bucket. If there is any
left after the weekend, you are welcome to buy some next week. I'll
post on Facebook on Monday if we have any pre-picked left.

We have Granny Smith and Gold Rush left to pick. The Granny Smith left are especially gorgeous.
It will be cold but at least it will be sunny!!

Friday, November 7, 2014

We have some nice blueberry plants to sell! We had to remove some
from our fields for various reasons so we wanted to give you the
opportunity to enjoy them!

We have about 25 of them left. There
are 4 year old Legacy and Aurora varieties which are a later season
ripening blueberry. Legacy is ready to harvest throughout August, and
Aurora is Mid August to Early September. $20 per plant

We also
have some smaller Duke blueberry plants that we had left from replanting
some spots in our fields this fall if you are interested in those.
Dukes are ready to harvest the end of June through part of July. $10
per plant for Dukes.

Legacy Blueberry plant

Aurora blueberry plant

Now back to apples! Yes we STILL have apples :)

Still available:

Pink Lady

Gold Rush

Granny Smith

Braeburn

This
time of the season we will usually have pre-picked buckets available
for you at the entrance of the orchard if you are just not feeling up to
picking that day! $12/per bucket.
You are also welcome to call
ahead for us to pick you some apples if you want more than a couple
buckets at a time! We are happy to do that. Just call and leave a
message at 503-393-1077 or email us at BeilkeFF@gmail.com.

Other Farm Happenings:

The
blueberry fields are starting to turn their fall colors. Soon the
leaves will fall to the ground and it will be pruning time.

We
also need to spread sawdust in one of our fields that we didn't get to
last year. We spread it at the base of the blueberry plants. Blueberry
plants grow the healthiest when they have lots of the little fine
shallow roots present, so it is worth the effort. Plus it helps reduce
evaporation in the summer when it is hot out and reduces the weed
presence!

We will also be making our "winter list" that gives us
direction once winter comes. Helps us prioritize what needs fixed
first, and reminds us of all the small repairs and improvements that
need done here and there to make harvest time run smoothly.

Directions

4925 Rockdale St NE
Brooks, OR 97305
(Use Salem, Oregon if using GPS)
Brooks exit #263 on I-5, (between Woodburn and Salem). Go east 1 mile, after RXR, turn left on Pueblo St. Go 2 blocks, then a quick right and then a left into the farm.